BROCKS MONUMENT HAT (OG0782) - Queenston Heights, Ont.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 43° 09.607 W 079° 03.182
17T E 658283 N 4780435
One of a cluster of survey points located at Brock's Monument which are included in the US National Geodetic Survey (and Geocaching.com) benchmark database.
Waymark Code: WMBZQR
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/08/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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Description information from the NGS datasheet is as follows:


01/01/1972 by NGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (HLM) THE STATION IS THE CROWN OF THE HAT OR THE HIGHEST PART OF BROCKS MONUMENT. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF LEWISTON, NEW YORK, 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE LEWISTON-QUEENSTON BRIDGE, 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF QUEENSTON, ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE NIAGARA RIVER, ON QUEENSTON HEIGHTS AND IN QUEENSTON PARK. THE MONUMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET HIGH.



10/12/1997 by USPSQD (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: - blank -

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): top of monument

County: Queenston Heights, Ont.

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lewiston - NY

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: OG0782

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed
Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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